Analysis

  • max time kernel
    86s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/04/2026, 17:09

General

  • Target
    2026-04-23_11f675db4d50e898940efaf995e0eac4_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample260423-vplbbaaz2m
  • SHA256 c2aafee761b235cd49967f619d9982943716cfe43a44876e87e8cc16520e6900
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_11f675db4d50e898940efaf995e0eac4_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_11f675db4d50e898940efaf995e0eac4_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:372
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4352

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 c2aafee761b235cd49967f619d9982943716cfe43a44876e87e8cc16520e6900
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 3da8fc8eb56f77a0c8f9cb89dc83dfde3a14531cc3f202124f0254df82dffc97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 1b7244246f626c5b3285e6d232f090cc4bbb376be9e88b693b6109d1c6e094b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 17f2edcf550f4f4a5a64524284983742722ce528b7f2f55a4e67774465133c3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 f0d51d75b925457ed7066fc0f2e82293209e396ff9c5b24c2c47619a314d288b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/372-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-34-0x0000000000870000-0x000000000094C000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-1348-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-59-0x00000000007C0000-0x000000000089C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-1350-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp